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  • 1. Which instrument is included in the woodwind section of La bohème?
A) Piano
B) Saxophone
C) Tuba
D) Piccolo
  • 2. How many horns in F are scored for La bohème?
A) 4
B) 6
C) 2
D) 3
  • 3. Which percussion instrument is explicitly mentioned as part of the orchestration?
A) Xylophone
B) Castanets
C) Celesta
D) Tambourine
  • 4. What off-stage instrumentation is used at the end of act 2?
A) 6 cellos
B) 4 oboes
C) 4 piccolos
D) 2 harps
  • 5. Who conducted the 1972 Decca recording of La bohème?
A) Tullio Serafin
B) Herbert von Karajan
C) Thomas Beecham
D) Arturo Toscanini
  • 6. Who sang the role of Mimì in the 1973 RCA Victor recording?
A) Renata Tebaldi
B) Licia Albanese
C) Mirella Freni
D) Montserrat Caballé
  • 7. Which recording was included in the soundtrack of the 1987 movie Moonstruck?
A) 1972 recording conducted by Herbert von Karajan
B) 1959 recording conducted by Tullio Serafin
C) 1946 recording conducted by Arturo Toscanini
D) 1936 recording conducted by Thomas Beecham
  • 8. In what year was the earliest commercially released full-length recording of La bohème recorded?
A) 1946
B) 1959
C) 1906
D) 1917
  • 9. Who conducted the 2008 Deutsche Grammophon release of La bohème?
A) Arturo Toscanini
B) Thomas Beecham
C) Erasmo Ghiglia
D) Bertrand de Billy
  • 10. Which conductor led the world premiere of the opera?
A) Tullio Serafin
B) Arturo Toscanini
C) Herbert von Karajan
D) Thomas Beecham
  • 11. Who sang the role of Rodolfo in the 1956 RCA Victor recording conducted by Thomas Beecham?
A) Luciano Pavarotti
B) Plácido Domingo
C) Carlo Bergonzi
D) Jussi Björling
  • 12. In which language was the 1960 recording conducted by Erasmo Ghiglia?
A) English
B) French
C) Italian
D) German
  • 13. Which singer recorded the aria 'Che gelida manina' in 1906?
A) Heddle Nash
B) Jan Peerce
C) Enrico Caruso
D) Reno Andreini
  • 14. How many different tenors were featured in the 1981 A.N.N.A. Record Company set singing 'Che gelida manina'?
A) 500
B) 50
C) 101
D) 7
  • 15. Which instrument is specifically listed in the percussion section?
A) Glockenspiel
B) Piano
C) Organ
D) Mandolin
  • 16. Which composer criticized La bohème for being 'cheap' and 'empty'?
A) Giacomo Puccini
B) Richard Wagner
C) Giuseppe Verdi
D) Benjamin Britten
  • 17. In what city is the opera La bohème set?
A) Rome
B) Paris
C) London
D) Vienna
  • 18. Around what year does the story of La bohème take place?
A) 1850
B) 1900
C) 1790
D) 1830
  • 19. What do the bohemians burn to keep warm in Act 1?
A) Old wooden furniture
B) Marcello's paintings
C) Rodolfo's drama manuscript
D) A collection of books
  • 20. How did Schaunard earn money?
A) Selling paintings to a gallery
B) Writing poetry for a nobleman
C) Playing violin to a parrot
D) Working at a local cafe
  • 21. Where do the bohemians plan to dine for Christmas Eve?
A) Cafe Momus
B) The landlord's house
C) The garret
D) A local tavern
  • 22. Who arrives at the garret to collect rent?
A) Colline
B) An English gentleman
C) Rodolfo
D) Benoît
  • 23. Why do the bohemians kick Benoît out of their room?
A) He refuses to drink their wine
B) He reveals he is married
C) He demands too much money
D) He insulted their work
  • 24. Why does Mimì knock on Rodolfo's door?
A) To pay her rent
B) To light her candle
C) To ask for food
D) To borrow a book
  • 25. What item does Rodolfo hide to keep Mimì in his room longer?
A) Her necklace
B) Her key
C) Her handkerchief
D) Her candle
  • 26. What is Mimì's profession?
A) Musician
B) Painter
C) Poet
D) Embroiderer
  • 27. What is the English translation of 'Che gelida manina'?
A) My lovely girl
B) The winter night
C) What a cold little hand
D) Yes, they call me Mimì
  • 28. What happens to the lights while Rodolfo and Mimì are looking for the key?
A) Both candles go out
B) The fireplace dies
C) The windows are blown open
D) The oil lamp breaks
  • 29. What does Rodolfo do for a living?
A) Poet
B) Philosopher
C) Painter
D) Musician
  • 30. What does Colline do for a living?
A) Musician
B) Philosopher
C) Painter
D) Poet
  • 31. In which city did the first performance of La bohème take place?
A) Rome
B) Turin
C) Naples
D) Milan
  • 32. Who played the role of Mimì in the first performance?
A) Angelica Pandolfini
B) Nellie Melba
C) Cesira Ferrani
D) Alice Esty
  • 33. When was the first performance of La bohème?
A) 22 April 1897
B) 16 June 1896
C) 1 February 1896
D) 14 March 1896
  • 34. Where did the first performance of La bohème outside Italy take place?
A) Paris
B) New York City
C) London
D) Buenos Aires
  • 35. Who conducted the Buenos Aires premiere?
A) Arturo Toscanini
B) Edoardo Mascheroni
C) Giacomo Puccini
D) Lucien Fugère
  • 36. Which company presented the United Kingdom premiere of La bohème?
A) Royal Opera House
B) Carl Rosa Opera Company
C) La Scala
D) Opéra-Comique
  • 37. Who sang the role of Mimì in the United Kingdom premiere?
A) Julia Guiraudon
B) Nellie Melba
C) Cesira Ferrani
D) Alice Esty
  • 38. In which city did the United States premiere take place?
A) Boston
B) Los Angeles
C) Chicago
D) New York City
  • 39. Who starred as Mimì in the Royal Opera House's first self-produced staging in 1899?
A) Emilia Corsi
B) Nellie Melba
C) Alice Esty
D) Cesira Ferrani
  • 40. Who translated the opera for the French premiere at the Opéra-Comique?
A) Paul Ferrier
B) Lucien Fugère
C) Arturo Toscanini
D) Giacomo Puccini
  • 41. In which city did the German premiere of La bohème take place?
A) Dresden
B) Berlin
C) Munich
D) Hamburg
  • 42. Which theatre hosted the first staging of La bohème in New York City?
A) Teatro Regio
B) Wallack's Theatre
C) Metropolitan Opera House
D) Royal Opera House
  • 43. What was the immediate response of the audience at the first performance?
A) Hostile
B) Enthusiastic
C) Indifferent
D) Subdued
  • 44. Who composed the opera La bohème?
A) Giuseppe Giacosa
B) Henri Murger
C) Luigi Illica
D) Giacomo Puccini
  • 45. The libretto for La bohème is based on a work by which author?
A) Luigi Illica
B) Giuseppe Giacosa
C) Théodore Barrière
D) Henri Murger
  • 46. Which two characters from the novel were combined into the single character of Mimì?
A) Mimì and Rodolfo
B) Rodolfo and Marcello
C) Mimì and Francine
D) Francine and Marcello
  • 47. With which composer did Puccini have a dispute over the opera's libretto?
A) Henri Murger
B) Ruggero Leoncavallo
C) Giuseppe Giacosa
D) Arturo Toscanini
  • 48. In 1946, Toscanini conducted a commemorative performance of the opera with which orchestra?
A) Paris Opera Orchestra
B) NBC Symphony Orchestra
C) London Symphony Orchestra
D) Teatro Regio Orchestra
  • 49. What is the profession of Mimì in La bohème?
A) Musician
B) Writer
C) Seamstress
D) Artist
  • 50. Which of these characters are the two main lovers in the opera?
A) Rodolfo and Mimì
B) Rodolfo and Francine
C) Jacques and Francine
D) Marcello and Mimì
  • 51. In the original novel, the meeting scene in the garret involves which two characters?
A) Jacques and Francine
B) Rodolfo and Francine
C) Marcello and Mimì
D) Rodolfo and Mimì
  • 52. What was the age of Arturo Toscanini when he conducted the premiere of La bohème?
A) 28
B) 25
C) 35
D) 30
  • 53. Which parts of the opera are largely the invention of the librettists?
A) Acts one and two
B) Acts three and four
C) Acts one and four
D) Acts two and three
  • 54. On what date was the Belgian premiere of La bohème at La Monnaie?
A) 21 April 1900
B) 25 October 1900
C) 1 February 1902
D) 16 April 1966
  • 55. Who conducted the Metropolitan Opera's first performance of La bohème in 1900?
A) Philippe Flon
B) Gustav Mahler
C) George Schick
D) Luigi Mancinelli
  • 56. What was the final opera performed at the Metropolitan Opera's original 1883 building?
A) La bohème
B) Turandot
C) Chopin's Funeral March
D) Tosca
  • 57. In which Brazilian city was the first performance of La bohème held?
A) Rio de Janeiro
B) Belém
C) Manaus
D) São Paulo
  • 58. Who conducted the first performance of La bohème in Brazil?
A) Luigi Mancinelli
B) Philippe Flon
C) Léon Jehin
D) Giorgio Polacco
  • 59. In what year did the premiere of La bohème take place at the Teatro Amazonas?
A) 1903
B) 1901
C) 1900
D) 1902
  • 60. Which city hosted the first performance of La bohème in Australia?
A) Adelaide
B) Melbourne
C) Sydney
D) Perth
  • 61. Who conducted the 1903 performance at the Vienna State Opera?
A) Gustav Mahler
B) Philippe Flon
C) Luigi Mancinelli
D) George Schick
  • 62. In which city did Puccini die?
A) Paris
B) Brussels
C) Vienna
D) Rome
  • 63. What music did the orchestra play when the news of Puccini's death reached a performance in Rome?
A) An aria by Puccini
B) A piece from La bohème
C) Chopin's Funeral March
D) The Italian national anthem
  • 64. In what year was the first production of La bohème at the Salzburg Festival?
A) 1924
B) 1903
C) 1966
D) 2012
  • 65. What does Rodolfo buy for Mimì in Act 2?
A) A coat
B) A bonnet
C) A horn
D) A pair of shoes
  • 66. Who is the toy seller that the children clamor to see?
A) Colline
B) Parpignol
C) Schaunard
D) Alcindoro
  • 67. Who is Musetta's elderly admirer?
A) Marcello
B) Alcindoro
C) Rodolfo
D) Schaunard
  • 68. What is the title of the song Musetta sings in Act 2?
A) The vendor's aria
B) The chestnut song
C) The soldier's march
D) Musetta's waltz
  • 69. How does Musetta get rid of Alcindoro?
A) She complains of a tight shoe
B) She sends him to find Marcello
C) She pretends to be ill
D) She tells him the bill is too high
  • 70. What is the profession of Musetta's admirer, Alcindoro?
A) Toy seller
B) Government minister
C) Street vendor
D) Musician
  • 71. What does Colline buy in Act 2?
A) A gift for Mimì
B) A horn
C) A coat
D) A bonnet
  • 72. What does Schaunard buy in Act 2?
A) A coat
B) A horn
C) Chestnuts
D) A bonnet
  • 73. What is heard at the end of the act that causes the friends to leave?
A) A police siren
B) A military band
C) A thunderstorm
D) Alcindoro shouting
  • 74. Where is the toll gate in Act 3 located?
A) A royal palace
B) The Opera House
C) Barrière d'Enfer
D) The Latin Quarter
  • 75. What is Marcello doing in the tavern in Act 3?
A) Writing music
B) Teaching painting
C) Cooking meals
D) Painting signs
  • 76. What is the name of the illness Mimì suffers from?
A) Influenza
B) Pneumonia
C) Consumption
D) Asthma
  • 77. Until when do Rodolfo and Mimì agree to stay together at the end of Act 3?
A) Spring
B) Summer
C) Winter
D) Next year
  • 78. What have the girlfriends (Mimì and Musetta) supposedly done in Act 4?
A) Joined a convent
B) Left the country
C) Found wealthy lovers
D) Started a business
  • 79. How did Rodolfo see Musetta in Act 4?
A) At the theater
B) Working at a tavern
C) In a fine carriage
D) At the park
  • 80. What do Schaunard and Colline bring to the garret in Act 4?
A) A letter from Mimì
B) Expensive wine
C) A frugal dinner
D) New clothes
  • 81. What item does Colline decide to pawn to help Mimì?
A) His overcoat
B) His shoes
C) His books
D) His watch
  • 82. What gift is brought to warm Mimì's hands?
A) A hot stone
B) Gloves
C) A muff
D) A scarf
  • 83. Where were Illica's papers discovered in 1957?
A) Parma Museum
B) The Louvre
C) Paris National Library
D) Metropolitan Opera Archives
  • 84. Who does Musetta introduce Mimì to in the missing act?
A) A furniture dealer
B) A Viscount
C) A painter
D) An orchestra conductor
  • 85. What dance do Mimì and the Viscount perform in the missing act?
A) A tango
B) A quadrille
C) A minuet
D) A waltz
  • 86. Which pop song adapted 'Musetta's Waltz' in 1959?
A) Light My Candle
B) Take Me or Leave Me
C) Don't You Know?
D) One Night of Love
  • 87. Who recorded the free-jazz version of the opera titled La Vie de Bohème in 1969?
A) Joe Jonas
B) Herbert von Karajan
C) Dave Burrell
D) Baz Luhrmann
  • 88. What era did Baz Luhrmann set his 1990 production of La bohème in?
A) 1957
B) 1830
C) 1897
D) 1983
  • 89. Which film was heavily influenced by the plot of La bohème?
A) Moulin Rouge!
B) La Vie de Bohème
C) Maybe Happy Ending
D) Rent
  • 90. In the musical Rent, what disease replaces the tuberculosis found in La bohème?
A) Pneumonia
B) Cancer
C) AIDS
D) Influenza
  • 91. Which character in Rent corresponds to the character Schaunard from La bohème?
A) Collins
B) Angel Schunard
C) Roger
D) Mark
  • 92. Who directed the 1965 TV movie version of La bohème?
A) Baz Luhrmann
B) Wilhelm Semmelroth
C) Franco Zeffirelli
D) Robin Norton-Hale
  • 93. Which production featured a version where the audience and cast moved to a pub for the second act?
A) Opera Australia
B) Against the Grain Theatre
C) Metropolitan Opera
D) OperaUpClose
  • 94. Which award did the 2010 West End production by OperaUpClose win?
A) Canadian Screen Award
B) Pulitzer Prize
C) Tony Award
D) Laurence Olivier Award
  • 95. Who sang the role of Mimì in the 1965 TV movie?
A) Chloë Wright
B) Maureen
C) Mirella Freni
D) Jessica Comeau
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